Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
seine
(noun) a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
Seine, Seine River
(noun) a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
seine
(verb) fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seine (plural seines)
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
seine (third-person singular simple present seines, present participle seining, simple past and past participle seined)
(ambitransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
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the Seine
A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
A former department in France, the capital city of which was Paris.
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Source: Wiktionary
Seine, n. Etym: [F. seine, or AS. segene, bsagena, Gr. (Fishing.)
Definition: A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. Seine boat, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay out a seine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.